Diaper



Aug. 9, 1955 u. B. CHAMBERS DIAPER Filed April 13, 1953 United StatesPatent DIAPER Urey B. Chambers, Jackson, Tenn. Application April 13,1953, Serial No. 348,514 1 Claim. (Cl. 128-287) This invention is indiapers and is particularly a disposable diaper.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a disposable diaperwhich may be held securely in place upon an infant without the use ofpins or other mechanical fastening devices.

Another object is to provide a simple, efiicient, and inexpensivediaper.

A further object is to provide, in effect, a simple diaper andmoisture-proof covering therefor, the entire structure requiring nomechanical fastening devices.

Other objects will be apparent from a reading of the followingspecification and claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is substantially a plan view of the inside portion of thediaper of my invention;

Figure 2 is a similar view of the outside of the diaper structure; and

Figure 3 is a section taken on a line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings and specifically to Figure 1, represents theinner surface of the diaper construction of my invention, this beingformed of any convenient absorbent material such as tissue, combedcotton, or the like. The conformation of the diaper, it may be noted, issuch that there is a broad portion 11 intended to cover the buttocks andto be pulled around the waist of an infant, a narrowed portion 12intended to fit between the legs thereof, and a further broad portion 13for covering the hips and abdomen. The absorbent element is pinked alongits periphery as at 14. The lower extremity of the structure is providedwith two extending members 15 and 16 for a purpose to be hereinafterdescribed.

The outer portion, Figure 2, of the diaper of my invention is formed ofplastic, moisture-proof material 20 which preferably is sprayed on tothe absorbent material after the latter is formed. It will be noticedthat this plastic material is carried almost to the limits of theabsorbent material, a narrow boundary of the latter, however, beingretained. A similar result can, of course, be achieved by applying anabsorbent pad to a preformed plastic sheet by cement or otherwise.

2,714,889 Patented Aug. 9, 1955 At the upper portion of Figure 1 may beseen two tabs 25 and 26 (also shown in Figure 2), and these are securedas by cementing to the plastic backing 20 at 25 and 26 of the diaper;they, themselves, are formed of moisture-proof material and are coatedon their inside surfaces with a unified adhesive 31 and are normally,that is, before use, folded upon themselves as at 30 (Figure 1) andprovided with pull tabs 32 and 33.

The sectional view of Figure 3 illustrates a reinforcing pad 35 ofabsorbent material which is preferably preformed and inserted betweenlayers of the cotton or tissue. This is, of course, intended to provideadditional absorbent capacity for the crotch area. About the extremityof pad 35, the surface of element 10 is slit, at 36, except at thecorners 37 thereof.

The use or application of the diaper will be readily apparent and willbe but briefly described.

The portion 11 of the diaper is placed under an infants buttocks withthe absorbent material inward, lower flap 13 is pulled up between thelegs to the abdomen, whereupon tabs 32 and 33 are pulled, exposing theadhesive 31 (see Figure 1). The members 15 and 16 (serving as portionsof the waisband of the garment) are extended so as to pass beneath theportion 11 thereof and in alignment with tabs 25 and 26. Tab 25 isthereupon pressed into contact with tab 15 and 26 into contact with tab16, thus insuring that the adhesive 31 does not contact the skin of theinfant.

When the diaper is removed, the portion 35, normally held in place onlyat its corners 37, can easily be detached and flushed away or otherwisedisposed of.

The foregoing is in specific terms, and many modification will readilysuggest themselves. For the true scope of the invention, therefore,reference should be had to the appended claim.

I claim:

A garment of the nature described comprising a unitary structure havingan outer moisture-proof surface, an inner absorbent surface, and havingan upper portion and a lower portion said upper portion being providedwith oppositely extending adhesive tabs and the lower portion beingprovided with oppositely disposed extending portions cooperating in usewith said adhesive tabs to form a waistband for said garment, and areinforcing absorbent pad secured within the confines of the saidabsorbent surface the said surface being intermittently slit insubstantial conformation with said pad.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,290,110 McGraw July 14, 1942 2,444,973 Best July 13, 1948 2,627,858Miller Feb. 10, 1953 2,649,858 Le Bolt Aug. 25, 1953

